At my course (par 71), the blues (typical member tees) are rated at 72.1/130. The golds are 73.4/137. I try to explain to the other members that a guy who plays from the golds all the time, and is a 10 hdcp (8.* index) probably hardly ever shoots 81. Certainly less often than a 10 hdcp (8.* index) from the blues. And if you consider the white tees which has a rating of 68.*/125 or so, a 10 hdcp there (still approx 8.* index) will shoot 81 or better MUCH more often.
------------------------------------ Eric Schoonmaker ----- Original Message ---- > From: Dave Tutelman <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2009 12:21:08 PM > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Handicap > > At 11:39 AM 8/6/2009, Eric Schoonmaker wrote: > > ...if you are playing a set of tees where the course rating is > > substantially > lower than par then you will shoot your course hdcp or better probably a fair > amount of the time. Conversely if you play the tips, and that course rating > is > say 6 strokes higher than par then you might NEVER shoot your hdcp (relative > to > par). > > That's an interesting statement. I have to agree with it. The reason I > consider > it true is a bit complex: > > (1) Course rating, as I noted in a previous post, is mostly based on length > of > the course. Slope is mostly based on other factors. > > (2) Therefore... Which tees you play from affects the course rating and the > length. > > (3) That works... IF AND ONLY IF the course rating actually reflects the > change > in difficulty due to difference in length. I'm sure it does for some golfers, > BUT... > > ...The length probably does not matter as much to a Tour quality player as > the > change in rating. If you look at scores in Tour events, there isn't that much > difference relative to par as they change the length of the course. It is > other > factors that make the course difficult to these guys. > > ...OTOH, for a 68-year-old 14-index like me, the length adds more strokes to > my > score than the change in rating would suggest. For instance, I play > Charleston > Springs fairly frequently, where there is a 500yd difference between the > white > and gold tees; that equates to a 2-stroke difference in rating. I play both > tees, depending on the mood of the group I'm with. For me, the difference in > difficulty is more like 4-5 strokes. From the golds, I'm hitting a wood or > hybrid for my second shot on almost all the par-fours; from the whites, it's > always an iron with any decent drive at all. > > Hope this was clear. > > Cheers! > DaveT > > -- > Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. > Learn more at http://aldilavoodoo.com/ -- Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. Learn more at http://aldilavoodoo.com/
